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Immigrants should not waive confidentiality. They cannot predict the new culture well enough to guess who might say what. They need a review.
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What does it have to do with being immigrants?? If anything, it would be harder for an immigrant to "decode" a lukewarm rec based on "code words" that sound positive to those unfamiliar with the "code" (Unfortunately for the students, many rec writers are not familiar with the "code" either, and can hurt the student's chances without realizing it...)
A lot of schools will disregard recommendations if confidentiality signature is missing (or so they claim).